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Sixers’ Barlow Out At Least Two Weeks With Back Injury

Sixers forward Dominick Barlow has been diagnosed with a lumbar spine bone stress response after undergoing imaging, the team announced Monday (Twitter link via Derek Bodner of PHLY Sports).

By Hoops Rumors · Yard Barker

Published: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 11:34 PM

Key Things to Know

Dominick Barlow is out for at least two weeks with a lumbar spine bone stress response.
Barlow will be reevaluated after two weeks and will miss at least seven regular-season games.
The 23-year-old forward previously dealt with the back injury throughout the preseason.

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Philadelphia 76ers forward Dominick Barlow will be sidelined for at least two weeks due to a lumbar spine bone stress response, the team announced on Monday. The 23-year-old power forward will be reevaluated after two weeks and is scheduled to miss at least the first seven games of the 2026/27 regular season.

Barlow, who did not play during the preseason due to the back issue, emerged as a key rotation player under head coach Nick Nurse last season. His absence further depletes Philadelphia's frontcourt, which also lost free agent center Ariel Hukporti to a torn Achilles tendon during the preseason.

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